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A crew of Connecticut cops terrorized a Latino community in East Haven by detaining them with little or no reason, then slapping and kicking them in handcuffs, federal prosecutors say. A priest who complained was harassed, and store security videos that captured the cops were destroyed, reports the New York Times. Officers even turned on their own when word was out that the Justice Department was investigating. A picture of a rat was pinned to a police bulletin board with the threatening note: "You know what we do with snitches," according to an indictment unsealed yesterday.

Sgt. John Miller and three of his officers—known as "Miller's Boys"—have been hit with several charges, including conspiracy, false arrest, excessive force, and obstruction of justice for years of mistreatment of residents, according to the indictment. An FBI spokesman said the cops were a "cancerous cadre that routinely deprived East Haven residents of their civil rights." All have pleaded not guilty. Miller's lawyer said that "nothing in the indictment is a surprise," adding that his client would be vindicated. The cops, said one resident, "wanted to cause problems. We come here to work and have a family," she added. "This is our city. I'm a citizen; my kids are citizens."

Most of the lateenoes involved were f----g illegal!! These cops stopped crimes the hard way. That means they are guilty of stopping crimes BEFORE they happened!!

Observer

Jan 25, 2012 9:29 AM CST

Put these asswipe cops in the state pen along with some of the incarcerated Hispanics. They will soon learn the meaning of justice. We need to fuck crooked cops hard. They are no different that the criminals they beat up. Only they are protected by the system.

saucier111

Jan 25, 2012 9:25 AM CST

Thank george bush for the patriot act. His vision of America is a few rich masters and a whole lot of slaves. I do not want to forget to mention that we the slaves will be living in a police state. With his willingness to send our young to war and die for people who will not stand up and fight for their own freedom.